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Elephants rescued from China water tank INTERNATIONAL

Elephants rescued from China water tank

Rescuers in China used helicopters and a digger to free three wild Asian elephants -- including one young calf -- from a water tank where they were helplessly trapped for more than two days, state media said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Woman’s death sentence reduced to 15 years in jail ARABIA

Woman’s death sentence reduced to 15 years in jail

The Court of Appeal has reduced the verdict of a Colombian woman convicted of illicit drug trade from death sentence to 15 years in jail.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatar Airways orders 100 Boeing jets for up to $18.6bn ECONOMY

Qatar Airways orders 100 Boeing jets for up to $18.6bn

Qatar Airways has agreed to purchase as many as 100 Boeing airplanes for up to $18.6bn, the companies jointly announced on Friday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
May backers ‘using dirty tricks to block Leadsom’ INTERNATIONAL

May backers ‘using dirty tricks to block Leadsom’

Backers of Tory leadership hopeful Andrea Leadsom yesterday accused rivals of “dirty tricks” aimed at shutting their candidate out of the contest.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
South Korea’s Ryu grabs lead in Alabama CULTURE

South Korea’s Ryu grabs lead in Alabama

South Korea’s Ryu So-Yeon had seven birdies and no bogeys in a seven-under 65 on Friday to seize a two-shot lead in the LPGA Classic at Prattville, Alabama.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
‘Discover America Week’ launched to promote tourism ARABIA

‘Discover America Week’ launched to promote tourism

The annual Discover America Week Qatar celebrations got under way yesterday with a host of special events and attractions.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Katara unveils new website, mobile app ARABIA

Katara unveils new website, mobile app

Katara-The Cultural Village has launched its new website and mobile application in both Arabic and English as part of a new initiative aimed at showcasing the acceleration of cultural, innovative, and intellectual activities at Katara.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Broad confident England can win ‘epic’ series CULTURE

Broad confident England can win ‘epic’ series

It was a festive and confident Stuart Broad who spoke before the first Test with South Africa, claiming the loss of his teammate Jimmy Anderson was “not a hammer blow” for the tourists...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Bangladesh recall Al-Amin for Zimbabwe ODIs CULTURE

Bangladesh recall Al-Amin for Zimbabwe ODIs

Bangladesh yesterday recalled controversial pace bowler Al-Amin Hossain to their 14-man squad for two one-day internationals against Zimbabwe starting next week in Dhaka.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Growing frustration at UN climate talks’ pace INTERNATIONAL

Growing frustration at UN climate talks’ pace

The “snail’s pace” of progress on an agreement to combat climate change caused widening unease at UN negotiations yesterday, ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Matsuyama shares Memorial lead as Tiger struggles CULTURE

Matsuyama shares Memorial lead as Tiger struggles

Defending champion Hideki Matsuyama was pleasantly surprised to find himself sharing the first-round lead of the Memorial on Thursday,

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Turkish Airlines plane makes emergency landing after engine fire ASIA

Turkish Airlines plane makes emergency landing after engine fire

A Turkish Airlines plane returning from Milan made an emergency landing in Istanbul on Saturday after one of its engines caught fire

4:45 AM November 25 2016